Patriots vs. Packers Preview: Drake Maye and 5-3 Patriots Host Green Bay Sunday After Comeback in Miami

Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (file photo). Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

The New England Patriots (5-3) host the Green Bay Packers (5-3) at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4:25 p.m. ET, coming off a 24-19 comeback win at Miami in which Drake Maye accounted for three touchdowns.

How the Patriots won in Miami

New England trailed 13-3 at halftime on Sunday, then scored three straight touchdowns, according to Sportradar game data:

• Maye hit Kyle Williams for a 43-yard touchdown after the Patriots won a challenge that overturned an incompletion.
• Maye ran in from 2 yards out late in the third quarter for the lead.
• Maye found DeMario Douglas for a 48-yard touchdown early in the fourth.

Maye finished 16 of 20 for 199 yards and two touchdown passes. The Patriots ran for 131 yards, and the defense had five sacks and an interception. Miami’s late touchdown cut it to 24-19, but the two-point try failed. Our full Patriots-Dolphins recap has more.

What to watch against Green Bay

• The fast start. New England was held to a field goal in the first half in Miami and needs a quicker start against the 5-3 Packers.
• The pass rush. New England sacked Miami five times and hit the quarterback nine times, per Sportradar.
• Ball security. New England fumbled three times in Miami and lost one.

The standings

The Patriots are second in the AFC East behind Buffalo (6-1), according to Sportradar standings. Green Bay sits fourth in a crowded NFC North, behind Minnesota (6-1), Chicago (6-2) and Detroit (5-2). New England beat Buffalo 29-26 on Oct. 4 and lost to Chicago 30-24 on Oct. 22, as our Bears recap covered.

Up next

After Green Bay, the Patriots play at Detroit on Nov. 15 at 9:30 a.m. ET, then at the Chargers on Sunday night, Nov. 29.

Sources

• Sportradar game data and NFL standings, accessed Nov. 4, 2026
• The Boston Report: Patriots beat Dolphins 24-19